Services
Past Services
Manufacturer's Agent
1982-1986
- ZASTAVA - (YUGO) (Yugoslavia)
U.S. "Manufacturer's Agent" registered with NHTSA
1982-2008
- Bertone (Italy)
U.S. "Manufacturer's Agent" registered with NHTSA
1989-1992
- Moretti (Italy)
U.S. "Manufacturer's Agent" registered with NHTSA
2011-2018
- BREMACH Industrie S.r.l. (Italy)
U.S. "Manufacturer's Agent" registered with NHTSA
2014-2018
DUR-A-BUS
- DUR-A-BUS Coach Builders, Ltd. (Canada)
U.S. "Manufacturer's Agent" registered with NHTSA
2016-2020
UNIWHEELS
- UNIWHEELS (Germany)
U.S. "Manufacturer's Agent" registered with NHTSA
2016-2020
UNIWHEELS
- UNIWHEELS (Poland)
U.S. "Manufacturer's Agent" registered with NHTSA
Recall Assistance
1986
- YUGO America - (YUGO) (USA)
Administering Recall RC-86V022-NN with NHTSA
1991
- YUGO America - (YUGO) (USA)
Assistance with Recall RC-91V130-NN with NHTSA
Other Projects
2018 - 2019
- GAC MOTOR (China)
Testing and Documentation for FMVSS Compliance
US Market Feasibility Report
Assistance with NADA Show, March 22-25, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada USA
2019
- ZOTYE (China)
Documentation for FMVSS Compliance
US Market Feasibility Report
Services to current Clients
Manufacturer's Agent
Introduction
Before offering a motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment item for sale in the United States, the fabricating manufacturer must:
- Designate a permanent resident of the United States as its agent for
service of process if the fabricating manufacturer is not located in the
United States (49 CFR Part 551, Subpart D Service of Process on Foreign
Manufacturers and Importers)
- Submit to NHTSA identifying information on itself and on the products it manufactures to the FMVSS, not later than 30 days after the manufacturing process begins (49 CFR Part 566 Manufacturer Identification).
The Law
A detailed explanation of this regulation may be found in 49 CFR Part 551, Subpart D.
Part 551
Designate a Permanent Resident of the United States as its Agent for Service of Process
All foreign manufacturers, assemblers, and importers of motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment must comply with this regulation before offering a motor vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment for importation into the United States.
The purpose of this regulation is to ensure that NHTSA is able to serve the manufacturer’s agent with administrative or judicial notice or process.
2002-present
- ZMA (Russia)
U.S. "Manufacturer's Agent" registered with NHTSA
2003-present
- An-Sor (Italy)
U.S. "Manufacturer's Agent" registered with NHTSA
2005-present
- KAZ (Russia)
U.S. "Manufacturer's Agent" registered with NHTSA
2005-present
- SeAZ (Russia)
U.S. "Manufacturer's Agent" registered with NHTSA
2014-present
Sumitomo
- Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd. (Japan)
U.S. "Manufacturer's Agent" registered with NHTSA
